Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus

Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (27 April 85 BC-43 BC) was a Roman politician and general who took part in the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.

Biography
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus was a distant cousin of Julius Caesar, and Caesar loved Decimus as a son. Decimus served in Caesar's army during the Gallic Wars and commanded a fleet during the war with the Veneti in 56 BC, destroying the Veneti fleet in battle. When Caesar's Civil War broke out with Pompey the Great, he sided with Caesar, and he captured Massilia (Marseille, France) via blockade. However, he was convinced to join the conspiracy against Caesar in 44 BC after Caesar made it clear that he wanted to become Emperor of Rome, and he escorted Caesar to the Senate house on 15 March 44 BC; Caesarr feared for his life, so he trusted Decimus. At the senate house, Decimus was the last to stab Caesar, stabbing him in the side. Mark Antony granted the assassins amnesty the next day, but relations between the conspirators and Antony broke down, and Decimus raised his own legions in Gallia Cisalpina to fight against Antony. Antony besieged Decimus at Mutina, and the Roman government sided with Brutus. Octavian managed to lift the siege, but he coldly replied to Decimus' gesture of thanks, saying that he had come to fight Antony, not to save Caesar's assassins. Decimus' men then deserted to Octavian, and Decimus attempted to flee to Macedonia. However, he was executed by a Gaulish chieftain who was loyal to Antony.